Suspending device for a lifesaving rope and belt



March 26, 1940. J, FRANKEL 2,195,299

SUSPENDING DEVICE FOR A LIEEsAvINe ROPE AND BELT Filed Jan. 30, 1939 VET ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 26, 19 40 :DEVICE Fonz. A LIFESAVING ROBEANDBELT P fileiolk grmiikel, Brooklyn, 5N.

" i J pl ieationg'ilannary 30, .1939, seriainai 2535,04.

' F4 olsi s. (o1. 227%49) :invention relates .toznew, andwusef ulfiim provements "in asuspending'device'for .alifesavrope and'chelt. applicationfislsimilar in :subjeot mattrei'ztormy-PatentrNo;2166309. darted :More specifically, ithe invention :proposes the nonstrnetion of a; suspending'ii'devicez'for a rlife saving rropeand Pbelt .nharacteri'ze'd :by the provision of a bracket zform'edcof telescopic sections ill :adiustable inlarmanner 'iio be rengage'd over a Win--v flow s'ill'of :differentwi'dths.

Still further the invention proposes .the proizisionxof a :pulleymounted upon said-bracket and over which a :double rope-extends in a manner sections with a shagfthaving its intermediate portion engaging "through the seotion and its] 3355 M165 bearingaga'inst the interior of the building at thezsides of the window in a manner to assist the downwardly extending armsin holding the suspending dea/ice in position on the sill.

' a moiiher objeotof this invention is the format- 40 tion-of curled:overla-ppingedges formed on said sectionsand provided with a plurality of .align "zi-bleopeningsthroughwhich a rod may be selectii ely-engaged ih-o manner to hold the section in variousextended positions andform the ad- 635 "justl'n entthereof.

For further'compreherision of the invention, U

and ofthe objects and eidvantagesthereof, ref- "erence will be had to-the following olescription and accompanying drawing; and s me appended 4,0 claims in Whieht he Various-novel features of the invention are -more particularly set forth; In the. aocorhpanyingth awing forming almateria'l parbof this disclosure 1 Fig. '1 is anieleyational viewlof a portion o'f'a 1145 buil ding -showing e suspendingdevice 'with its "lifesewin'g rope and 'belt --o,nd being usedjby a V Fig;2sis a sectional'viewmkenron the line 2-'-2 oIrFig. 1. i 1 j T I .m' Fig. 3 fisgia'm-erspective ::view of the bracket per se. i i

:Fig. 4.55 a sectione-l view on the linen-4 o:

' .Fig. 6 an elevationalview of the double rope and beltengaging-rope persel Fig; '7 is an enlarged detailed view of eh-por.ti 3 n- .Qfthe double rope per se.

.Fig. 3.1 an elevational.viewbfon pr the blips .16

per'se. I I r r Fig. an an nlarged detailed viewofthe safety belt I Y bracket .10; :f orea tteehment uloone vvindow sill ,H qof amending/l2, ,I f -,-the.dewiee}i's being. used; -for' washing-windows the' brzacket 1-0 is ,engagedupon th'e windowsillshlrimmediatelyaborethe indow Lthat-isto-rbe; Washed; as shown in Fig. .1. .The $.15

constructed; :of separate; sections, an;:Qute1 ;section=|,0 and an inner f ends turned upwards .-forrningro1led;edges whiehg gfl :engfiige. ne tinqt eeother for telescopically. eon- .the s'eotions =I\D -,andA10 areiprovided witha pluralit y of alignable openings -I;3thr ough which :a rod :M is adapted ;,to be ;passed for holdingythe go {sections :in, variousfi-adjnst'ed positions to permit f ithfl-b joketrtowbe :adjustedig-Mndowsills of.

" iffsrent:wi t v The *bottom fa;ce the l-section 1.0% :is formed with a sillengaging member l5 .in the form of 2. 50

channel Shaped sj.trip {{O'f materiel se eurely =at- 'i :taohemthereto -,an,d which iseadaptedto engage i-nto-the3groove1 of :the hottom;.-iace' of-the window :sil-l': lil'wfioiafissistingiii-holding the bracket 10in I position uponrthezsi-llf lql. The inner end of'the 1 35 section 51:0 Iis turned downwards to extend along, -:the :innerJ, -fs.1ceof the sill gH, as shown in Fig. '2 and -is:proyided xwith threaded openings 10. A

pluralitynfvprongs llfi :aregstamped from the s'c- :tiony'liDP and-ariazturnedunder as shownin x'liigQMh ?5-to' form-passageways ior;along shaft H whichis l adapted to' b e{engaged therethrough*for abutting "the -interio ofi tlfie bliilding at r.l1'e}sides ofthe v W i-n'dow as sh'own ny the idotteol lines in Figi 1 "f or-fnrtherj o ssistingfholdingthe braoket In in 4 ,position up'oh the w ndow "$111,113; i

' r dn ringfl8gisrnountedpon the'outer'jend of the jijouter sect on 10. 'A pnlley having a spring "clip 20 isadapted 'tjotbe engaged ,npo'n the ring 6 H J8 forhold g'the,pulley ldin position uponthe .louter s'eotion 10 ,Aidoub'le rop gzl eng ages over he, l1 fi -,-'-i fnd at S at d. Po t along th length thereofthe individual ropes are secured to eth hm we 9 in ied e a r a 'iIhe.susp endine dein'e..ior. ,a.,li'feseivingzrope and .tielt, l-a'ooord -ing. to this invention]tincliidesv, a l? these eehtibnzj together. ;-;The edges of dicated by dotted lines in Fig. '7.-

The rope may also be made of wire or cable material.

The double rope is formed of separate strands of rope 2 l as clearly shown in Fig; '7; The wire binding material 22 has its intermediate portion.

gaged on the spring clip 23 as shownin l ig. 6. A, reinforcement and separator 25 is engaged between theends of the belt engaging-rope 24, for separating the ends to permit them to extend along the sides of a person. The reinforcement and separator is held in position by means of a 'plurality of clamping irons 26 which engage around the circumference of the reinforcement and separator 25'and the rope 24. A third rope 24' mayalso be provided for engagingthe back Of belt 21. i

A safety belt for engagement ,upon a person pis adapted-to be connected with the ends or the per ends attached to the bottom edge of the belt engaging rope 24. The safety belt comprises a waist engaging belt 21 which is adjustable in diameter for engaging around waists of different thicknesses. Straps 28 have their up-.

waist engaging belt 21. On diametrically opposite sides the-waist engaging belt 21'is provided at its bottom edge with rings 29.. The

upper ends'of the straps 28 are provided'with spring clips; 30 for engaging the rings 29. The

straps 28 are adapted to extend along theouter faces of ones legs and at their bottom ends are provided with leg engaging straps 3| which are adapted to be engaged around ones legs'immediately above the knees. The ends of the belt engaging rope 24 are provided with spring clips 32 which are adapted to be engaged with rings 33 mounted upon the upper edge of the waist engaging belt 21 for coni l meeting the safety belt with the belt engaging rope 24. I v v The doublerope 2|; may be attached'to the waist engaging belt 21 of the safety belt by a spring clip 35 secured to the side of the waist engaging belt 21 which may be connected with various points along the double rope above the wire binding material 22. The'wire binding material 22 provides enlarged areas against which the spring clip 35 is adapted to strikefor preventing the fastening element from slipping downwards thereon andprovides a continuous circle of rope for supporting, a person in the event he loses his balance andslips. l

The spring clips referred toin this specification are all the "same in construction and comprise a partial loop portion 31 which is adapted to be releasably engaged upon its respective por-- tion of the lifesaving rope or belt. A portion 38 for completing the partial loop portion has one of its ends pivotally. supported upon a pin 39 .mounted on the partial loop portion.

The other end-of the portion 38 is normally aligned with the end of the partial loop portion 31 for completing the .loop. A-spring is provided for urging the portion 38 into aposition in which it will complete the loop. A second loop A belt engaging rope 24 normally has its intermediate portion 24* en.

outer section for. permitting said safety belt toe 4| extends fromone end of the partial loop 31 and is adapted to be securely attached upon its respective portion of the lifesaving rope or belt.

The operation of this device is as follows: The waist engaging belt 21 is engaged around ones waist and the leg engaging straps 3| are securely engaged around ones legs above the knees. The bracket I is then engaged upon the window sill above the window which is to be washed'and'the pulley I9 is engaged upon the ring l8. The double rope 2| is then passed through the pulley l9 and the belt engaging rope 24 is mounted upon the spring clip 23 mounted on one end of the double rope 2|. The spring clipl32' mounted upon the ends of the belt engaging rope24 are then engaged upon the rings 23 mounted upon the top edge of the waist engaging belt 21. The double rope above one of the wire binding elements 22 is then engaged upon the spring clip 35 on thewaist engaging belt 21 for completing the circle to prevent the person from fall in thelevent he slips.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined-in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I 3 claim as new, and desire to. secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, a bracket for engagement upon a window sill for suspending a safety belt along the outside wall of a 35 building, comprising an L-shaped outer section having one of its arms extending downwards along the outside wall of said building and the ctherof its arms extending across said sill, an

L-shaped inner section having one of its arms-.

extending downwards along the inside wall of said building andthe other of its arms extending across said sill and overlapping the arm of said outer section which extends across said sill, means on said inner section for assisting said downward-. ly extending arms to hold said bracket in position upon said sill, a ring mounted on said outer sec tion for permitting said safety belt to be connected to said bracket, and means for telescopically connecting the overlapping arms of said.

sections together to permit said bracket to be applied to window .sills'of different thicknesses, said first-mentioned means comprising a plurality of prongs stamped from said inner section at the junction'of its arms and rolled to form a passageway, and a shaft having its intermediate portion extended through said passageway and its ends bearing against the interior of the building at the sides of the window. v

'2. In a device of the class described, a bracket for engagement upon a window sill for suspending a safety belt along .the outside wall of a building, comprising an L-shapedouter section having one of its arms extending downwards along the outside wall of said building and the,

' other of its arms extending across said sill, an

L-shaped inner section having one of its arms extending downwards along the inside wall of 3. In a device of the class described, a bracket 7' for engagement upon a window sill for suspending a safety belt along the outside wall of a building, comprising an L-shaped outer section having one of its arms extending downwards along the outside wall of said building and the other of its arms extending across said sill, an L-shaped inner section having one of its arms extending downwards along the inside wall of said building and the other of its arms extending across said sill and overlapping the arm of said outer section which extends across said sill,

means on said inner section for assisting said downwardly extending arms to hold said bracket in position upon said sill, a ring mounted on, said outer section for permitting said safety belt to be connected to said bracket, and means for telescopically connecting the overlapping arms of said sections together to permit said I k groove formed in said sill for assisting said downbracket to beapplied to window sills of different thicknesses, said overlapping arms having their side edges curled upwards and engaged one into the other for telescopically connecting said sections, said latter-mentioned means, comprise ing a rod extendable through aligned openings formed in the upwardly curled side edges of the overlapping arms of said sections forv holding them in various extended positions,

4. In a device of the class described, a bracket for engagement upon a window sill for suspending a safetybelt along, the outside wall of a building, comprising an L-shaped-outer section having one of its arms extending downwardsalong the outside wall of said building and the other of its arms extending across said sill, an L- shap ed inner section having one of its arms extending downwards alongthe inside wall of said building and the other of its arms extending across said sill and overlapping the arm of said outer section which extends across said sill,

'meanson said inner section for assisting said downwardly extending arms to hold said bracket in position upon said sill, a ring mounted on said outer section for permitting said safety belt to be connected to'said bracket, and means for telescopically connecting the overlappingarms of said sections together to permit said'bracket to be applied to window sills of'difierentthicknesses, and a strip-of material attached to the bottom face of the armof said outer section which extends across said sill and engageable into a sill. v r i JACK 

